Drapery rod



Dec. 23, 1930.

Filed sept. 14, 1925 /g /f mw w /l/ E 7; ,Z I' f7 8 Z7? l; I-MmH-Hww-u-w n l Y Patented Dec. 23, 1930 l p c, iWjfff-funlrsnSTATES WSNSNfr ox-r-'ics i nonivnx N. MCCLURE, or INGLEWOon,y CALIFORNIA *l i 'l y i y nnernnx non' y' l Application filed September 14, 1926. Serial Nol-135,331. vThis invention relates to improvements in I. Ref'e'rringimore specilicallyto the drawing, curtain fixtures and more particularly to iixdesignates a window, or door frame, 11 a tures for hanging curtains and drapes over window or door and'lQ the hinge support for windows of theswinging or hinged type. n VYthewlndow or door, all of which .may be or l '5 AIn, the hanging' of curtains at French, casef llareQof any approved standard construction. 55

ment or hinged windows it is desirable to The rod for the support of thecurtains or. provide for the holding of the curtains at drapes, comprises two parts A and B, having their sidesto overlap lthe window frame for their meeting ends slidably related, as by full and complete screening of the opening forming them of channel section, as shown. 10 in a manner to not interfere with the move- At ,the free end'of therod section B there is 60 ments of the window in'its hinges.V Y abend 13 for its fixing to the Window sash. `Among the objects of my invention is to For this fixing I provide a fixture C which provide a fixture of simple, durable and incomprises a plate-like 'body 14 for'attachexpensive construction, upon which'curtains ment 'tp the inside face of the sash and from and drapes maybe hung to completely screen which projects an arm 15 over which the c5v the window opening and which drapesare channelledand bent end 13 of the` rod is movable with the window and include mountslipped and frictionally held, the arm, by

y ings for the fixtures independent of the preference, being tapered lengthwise to the mountings of the window. 1 [end of'forrning a wedge like friction joint v Another object is to provide a curtain fixbetween the arm and ro 70 v ture 'comprising a rod having means for i At the outer end ofthe rod section A is hingedly mounting its one end and means for a hinge element 16 carrying a stem 17 which fixedly mounting its other lend and consistispositioned and secured in the channel end s ing of relatively slidable sections to provide of the rod andl which provides forits fixing length variation at times when the fixed end to the' window frame. For this fixing, I pro- 75 is swung relatively to the hinged end and to vide a fixture comprising'a plate-like body provide means in the rod to resist the iength- A1S from which'projects-relatively spaced arms wise movements ofthe rod sections for rev19,whose free'ends are provided with aligned taining the window at selected ang-ies in its perforations 2O through which a pintle '21 movements upon its hinges. y may be extended and upon which the curtain 80 My improvements consist in the novel con* rod may be swung.'` i struction, arrangement and combination of It'will be obvious, see Fig. 1, that there is parts, as hereinafter fully, clearly andconprovided av curtain supporting rod whose ciselydescribed, definitelypointed out in my body or middle section is held spaced from claims and illustrated by the accompanying the face of the sash, sothat a curtainheld 85 drawing, (1 sheet) in which thereby will hang outsidevof a window shade, Fig. 1 is a sectional plan View of a hinged such as E, and that the sides of the curtain window and frame equipped with a curtain may be drawn to and carried to the face of fixture embodying my improvements; Vthe sash and frame so that the curtain will 40 Fig. 2 is a-n inside face view ofthe fixture form a full and complete screening of the 0o as mounted; v window opening. The bent end 13 of the rod i Fig. 3 is a sectional plan view as taken on element B andarm 15 of the fixture C and the the line 3'3 of 2 showing means for arms 19 of the-fixtureDwhich form continuaadding friction at the meeting endsof the tions of therod proper are for this purpose.

45 companion rod members; With the fixtures C and yD established, the 95 Fig, 4 is a perspective view of thel severalV rodelement'A hinged to the arms 19 and the Vparts of the fixtures; bent kend 13 of the rod element B freed from Y Figs. 5 and 6 are perspective'views of spethe fixture C, the curtain is threaded over the cial fixtures for the mounting of a plurality rod elements A and B and over the arms of curtain rods at their fixed ends. 19 of the fixture D. Thebent'end 13 of the 100 Y operable to vary its vlength by swinging the rod element B is then Lslipped'over the arm or the xture C andthe curtain ydrawn overthe end 13 and arm 15, so that the cur- 't tain is continuous from face to face of the sash atone side and the face ofthe'frame at the other side and overlies the entire window opening. j l l j ln Figs. 5 and 6 there is shown special fixtures F and G, which provide for the hanging of a curtaink and an over drape and which provide a plurality of'arms .15" and'arms 1Q. `to receive and hold a plurahtyof rodsin the same manner as the single rodfixture def scribed. Thexture'F carries afchannelled stem 7" for connection with the fixture G afterrrthe manner ofthe bent endfl and the fixture D carries a tapered arm d for receiv- I ing the ychannel stem Vg of thefixture` Gr. l It will beunderstood that onswirigingthe` rf window sash, the rod elements A'fand Bw'ill j' 20.slide relatively to eachother becauseo-` the i' f As best shown v u l yof the rod elements A and B are formed with' A, f

measee y 3. A device of: the class'des'cribed compris-v ing la fixture vfor attachment to ay window frame, a fixture for attachmenttoa hinged window sash,` a rod for extension Vbetween ksaid fixtures, means forhingedly connecting v one Yend ofsaid rod to one of said fixtures, and

end `ofsa'id rod to the other `ofs'aid fixtures of telescoping sections, Cooperative means on said sections forV automatically yforming Vyielding predetermined'stopsjrfor the window kas -itswings open.

- means lfordetaehably connecting the other Y in fixed relation thereto, said rod consisting VIn testimonywhereof I have aiiixed my sigilature.l

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pintle Qlbeing positioned out yof `axial align- Y i ment with the Vpintle of the sash hinge 12; the rod being shorteneda's the sash swingso'utwardly andbeing lengthened as thesashA moves inwardly.

in Fig. 3, the/meeting ends Y undulations a and wvhich co-aet to produce 'i va relative binding of the meeting ends ofthe :Y

:rod element and thereby tend toward holding rthe sash Vagainst movements uponfits hinges. The undulations thusserve to automatically l Yl. VA curtainfixture consisting of'a fixture i yieldably oppose longitudinal movement voit the rod elements Afand in .relation to each 'Y V 'for attachment to a windowframe, axture formattaehment tota window. sash, a zxture Vcomprising agplurality ofar-ms,and means for detachably and rigidly Connecting the last mentioned fixture tothe fixture for attach` ment to the vwindow sash, said fixtures having the plurality of hinge points and the plurality of' arms providing fort/he` hanging of a plurality of curtain rods. 1

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i ilo v n, 2.A A device of the class describedcomprisi i ing arxturefor attachment to a window frame, a fixture for attachment to ,ahinged window sash,a rod for extension between said fixtures, rvmeans for hingedly kconnecting l one end ofsaidrodto'one of said, fixtures,and Y means for detachably connectingtheother end of 'said rod to the otherof said fixtures vin fixed relation therreto whereby said'4 rod k is sash, ,Said-,rod having ,resilient telescoping sections V`with opposed. undulating surfaces edeptedto..reldingly maintain ,the Sash 'in various predetermined open positions; 

